Francesco Zampano
{{short description|Italian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Francesco Zampano
| fullname = Francesco Filippo Zampano
| image = Frosinone_Calcio_-_Francesco_Zampano_ANF_8887_AF.jpg
| caption = Zampano with Frosinone in 2021
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|9|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = Genoa, Italy
| height = 1.78 m[https://web.archive.org/web/20150702175426/http://www.pescaracalcio.com/stagione/giocatore/72.html Pescara profile] (in Italian)
| position = Full-back, midfielder
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2011
| youthclubs1 = Sampdoria
| youthyears2 = 2010–2011
| youthclubs2 = → Entella (loan)
| years1 = 2011–2013 | caps1 = 49 | goals1 = 0 | clubs1 = Entella
| years2 = 2013–2015 | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | clubs2 = Hellas Verona
| years3 = 2013–2014 | caps3 = 33 | goals3 = 2 | clubs3 = → Juve Stabia (loan)
| years4 = 2014–2015 | caps4 = 33 | goals4 = 0 | clubs4 = → Pescara (loan)
| years5 = 2015–2019 | caps5 = 79 | goals5 = 1 | clubs5 = Pescara
| years6 = 2018 | caps6 = 6 | goals6 = 0 | clubs6 = → Udinese (loan)
| years7 = 2018–2019 | caps7 = 27 | goals7 = 0 | clubs7 = → Frosinone (loan)
| years8 = 2019–2022 | caps8 = 87 | goals8 = 4 | clubs8 = Frosinone
| years9 = 2022–2025 | caps9 = 92 | goals9 = 3 | clubs9 = Venezia
| nationalyears1 = 2012
| nationalteam1 = Italy U19
| nationalcaps1 = 6{{#tag:ref|FIGC Archive corrupted for the match against Hungary: only 10-men in the archive and Zampano who played 90 minutes, missed.|name=Hungary|group=nb}}
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2012–2014
| nationalteam2 = Italy U20
| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 30 May 2025
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Francesco Filippo Zampano (born 30 September 1993) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a full-back.
Club career
= Sampdoria =
Born in Genoa, Liguria along with his twin brother Giuseppe, they spent their youth career inside the Italian region. Giuseppe{{cite news|url=http://www.sampdoria.it/news/torneo-citta-di-arco-moreno-beretta-stende-latalanta.html|title=Torneo Città di Arco: Moreno Beretta stende l'Atalanta|date=5 March 2010|accessdate=13 September 2012|publisher=UC Sampdoria|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916000954/http://www.sampdoria.it/news/torneo-citta-di-arco-moreno-beretta-stende-latalanta.html|archive-date=16 September 2012|url-status=dead}} and Francesco{{cite news|url=http://www.figc.it/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/84.$plit/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_23013_DettaglioAreaStampa_lstAllegati_Allegato_0_upfAllegato.pdf|
title=Comunicato Ufficiale N°10 (2009–10)|date=6 October 2009|accessdate=13 September 2012|publisher=FIGC Settore Giovanile e Scolastico|language=Italian}} both played for Genoese side U.C. Sampdoria's U17 team during the 2009–10 season.
= Virtus Entella =
In the 2010–11 season both left for another Ligurian team Virtus Entella (named after the river).{{cite news|url=http://www.lega-pro.com/sito/images/stories/com1011/1011-159tb.pdf|title=C.U. N°159/TB (2010–11)|date=16 May 2011|accessdate=13 September 2012|work=Campionato Berretti|publisher=Lega Pro|language=Italian}}{{cite news|url=http://www.lega-pro.com/sito/images/stories/com1011/1011-168tb.pdf|title=C.U. N°168/TB (2010–11)|date=30 May 2011|accessdate=13 September 2012|work=Campionato Berretti|publisher=Lega Pro|language=Italian}}{{cite news|url=http://www.lega-pro.com/sito/images/stories/com1011/1011-174tb.pdf|title=C.U. N°174/TB (2010–11)|date=6 June 2011|accessdate=13 September 2012|work=Campionato Berretti|publisher=Lega Pro|language=Italian}} In the 2011–12 season Entella signed Francesco in a co-ownership deal for a peppercorn of €500,UC Sampdoria SpA Report and Accounts on 31 December 2011 (in Italian), [http://www.registroimprese.it/ CCIAA] and Giuseppe returned to Sampdoria for their under-19 team. Francesco played for both first team and the U19 team for Entella.{{cite news|url=http://www.lega-pro.com/sito/images/stories/com/1112-42div.pdf|title=C.U. N°42/TB (2011–12)|date=13 October 2011|accessdate=13 September 2012|work=Campionato Berretti|publisher=Lega Pro|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130418032143/http://www.lega-pro.com/sito/images/stories/com/1112-42div.pdf|archive-date=18 April 2013|url-status=dead}} Among the defenders of Lega Pro who were born in 1991 or after, Francesco had the fourth highest average score of 6.24/10 ranked by La Gazzetta dello Sport, and was the best Lega Pro defender born in the 1993 age group.{{cite news|url=http://www.lega-pro.com/sito/index.php/tutti-gli-eventi/103-classifiche-premi-cestani-e-laudano|title=CLASSIFICHE PREMI CESTANI E LAUDANO|date=June 2012|accessdate=3 September 2012|publisher=Lega Pro|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822210153/http://www.lega-pro.com/sito/index.php/tutti-gli-eventi/103-classifiche-premi-cestani-e-laudano|archivedate=22 August 2012}} In June 2012, Sampdoria failed to buy back Alberto Masi and Francesco Zampano, both due to failing to give the highest price in a sealed bid to Lega Serie B.{{cite news|url=http://www.sampdoria.it/news/buste-masi-alla-pro-vercelli-zampano-resta-a-chiavari.html|title=Buste: Masi alla Pro Vercelli, Zampano resta a Chiavari|date=23 June 2012|accessdate=13 September 2012|publisher=UC Sampdoria|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120917010725/http://www.sampdoria.it/news/buste-masi-alla-pro-vercelli-zampano-resta-a-chiavari.html|archivedate=17 September 2012}} A.Masi and F.Zampano were the teammates who represented the team of Lega Pro.
= Verona =
During summer 2013 he moved to Verona, and then became on loan to Juve Stabia.
= Pescara =
After his loan period ended following the 2014–15 season, Zampano was loaned to Pescara, with an option to purchase.{{cite web|url=http://www.pescaracalcio.com/stagione/archivio-news/7610-news-mercato.html|title=News mercato|date=27 August 2014|accessdate=3 June 2015|publisher=Delfino Pescara 1936|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117031423/http://www.pescaracalcio.com/stagione/archivio-news/7610-news-mercato.html|archivedate=17 November 2015}} On 23 July 2015, Pescara signed Zampano outright.{{cite web|url=http://www.pescaracalcio.com/stagione/archivio-news/8462-calciomercato-francesco-zampano.html|title=Calciomercato: Francesco Zampano|date=23 July 2015|accessdate=21 September 2015|publisher=Delfino Pescara 1936|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923193954/http://www.pescaracalcio.com/stagione/archivio-news/8462-calciomercato-francesco-zampano.html|archivedate=23 September 2015}}
On 16 August 2018, Zampano joined to Serie A team Frosinone on loan until 30 June 2019 with an obligation to buy.{{cite web|url=https://m.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/ufficiale-frosinone-arriva-anche-zampano-1146678|access-date=16 August 2018|title=UFFICIALE: Frosinone, arriva anche Zampano}}
=Venezia=
On 1 June 2022, Zampano signed a three-year contract with Venezia.{{cite web|publisher=Venezia|url=https://www.veneziafc.it/en/news/francesco-zampano-joins-venezia-fc|title=FRANCESCO ZAMPANO JOINS VENEZIA FC|date=1 June 2022|access-date=20 June 2022|language=it}}
International career
Francesco Zampano received his first national team call-up in his breakthrough 2011–12 season. Zampano scored a goal against the Italy U19 team when representing the Lega Pro U20 representative team in December 2011.{{cite news|url=http://www.figc.it/en/204/30440/2011/12/News.shtml|title=GOALS AND GOOD PLAY BY THE U.19 IN COVERCIANO UNDER WATCHFUL EYE OF PRANDELLI|date=14 December 2011|accessdate=13 September 2012|publisher=FIGC|language=Italian}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.legapro.it/tabellino-italia-lega-pro-under-19/|title=Italia Lega Pro - Under 19 2-4 davanti a Prandelli | Lega Pro}} Zampano made his debut for the Italy U19 side on 29 February 2012. He played all 3 games of the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship elite qualification in May.[https://www.uefa.com/under19/teams/players/250050383--francesco-zampano/ UEFA] He also received a call-up from the Lega Pro representative team for a youth tournament in Dubai in April,{{cite news|url=http://www.lega-pro.com/sito/index.php/rappresentativa-convocazioni/369-convocazioni-torneo-dubai|title=CONVOCAZIONI TORNEO DUBAI|date=April 2012|accessdate=13 September 2012|publisher=Lega Pro|language=Italian}} however, he did not play.
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 18 May 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Virtus Entella
|26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|name=Lega Pro Seconda Divisione-Promotion play-offs|Appearances in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione-Play-off}} | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13
|23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!49 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 0 | |
| Juve Stabia (loan)
|33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 2 | |||
| Pescara (loan)
|Serie B |33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5{{efn|name=Serie B–Promotion play-offs|Appearances in Serie B – Promotion play-offs}} | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="4"|Pescara
|Serie B |34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4{{efn|name=Serie B–Promotion play-offs|Appearances in Serie B – Promotion play-offs}} | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17
|34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18
|Serie B |11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!112 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 127 | 1 | |
| Udinese (loan)
|Serie A |6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | |||
| Frosinone (loan)
|Serie A |27 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="4"|Frosinone
|Serie B |19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3{{efn|name=Serie B–Promotion play-offs|Appearances in Serie B – Promotion play-offs}} | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21
|Serie B |35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22
|Serie B |33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 2 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!114 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 122 | 4 | |
| rowspan="4"|Venezia
|Serie B |33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=Serie B–Promotion play-offs|Appearances in Serie B – Promotion play-offs}} | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24
|Serie B |35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3{{efn|name=Serie B–Promotion play-offs|Appearances in Serie B – Promotion play-offs}} | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25
|Serie A |24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!92 | 3 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | 99 | 3 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!406 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 441 | 10 |
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Notes
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References
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External links
- [http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=3829&squadra=11 FIGC] {{in lang|it}}
- [http://aic.football.it/scheda/25062/zampano-francesco.htm Football.it Profile] {{in lang|it}}
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Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Italy men's youth international footballers
Category:Virtus Entella players
Category:Hellas Verona FC players
Category:SS Juve Stabia players
Category:Delfino Pescara 1936 players
Category:Udinese Calcio players
Category:Frosinone Calcio players